Yamaha RX-V4A vs Yamaha R-N602 review
The Yamaha RX-V4A vs Yamaha R-N602 comparison proves that these receivers have many common features.
Amplifier
A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Yamaha RX-V4A has 5.2 versus 2.0 for Yamaha R-N602. Regarding power, then RX-V4A has such a W/Ohm ratio - 80/6 when R-N602 has a power of 80/8, 105/4. The THD is 0.06% for the RX-V4A but 0.04% for the R-N602. Only the RX-V4A supports Bi-amping feature. Each of the AV receivers can transmit an audio signal directly to the amplifier and bypasses any DSP processing. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Yamaha RX-V4A has support for AirPlay, AirPlay 2, and its competitor in our comparison - AirPlay. Spotify can be used on each receiver. The RX-V4A can work with the audio stream from Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Qobuz, and the R-N602 can receive a content from Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Sirius XM, Napster. Only the RX-V4A provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. The RX-V4A can scale the input HDMI signal, unlike the R-N602. Dolby Vision technology found support only on the RX-V4A. Only the RX-V4A supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The HDMI eARC is available only on the RX-V4A. Of the two receivers in our comparison, HDMI CEC is present in only the RX-V4A. The R-N602 has a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player. The RX-V4A supports voice control via Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, and the R-N602 - Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant. It is also worth noting that the ECO mode is presented in each of the receivers. The setup assistant will help you configure Yamaha RX-V4A.
Multichannel surround
None of the rivals equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The receivers do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.